Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

I'm not really a fan of metroidvanias, but Ender Lilies completely surprised me. I had a really good time with the gameplay. It's responsive, smooth, never felt clunky, and there's a lot of exploration and backtracking, which is great if you're into collectibles and 100%ing games. But honestly, what really kept me playing was the lore and the music. The soundtrack is fantastic. Some areas do have music that feels a bit too simple or repetitive, but there are also places where the music is absolutely incredible. The boss themes are great too, especially the final boss. The story is easily one of the best I've experienced in a game. I'm definitely no expert when it comes to storytelling, but for me, this is one of the deepest and most memorable stories I've ever seen in a game. It gave me a lot of Dark Souls vibes in the way it tells its story through the world, characters and bits of lore, but Ender Lilies still manages to have its own identity. Even as someone who isn't usually into metroidvanias, I absolutely loved this game. Fantastic game, great music, and an incredible story.

This is a great game, I enjoyed it a lot, thanks to my lil bro for telling me to play it, originally, i bought it for him, but he convinced me into trying it out, and im glad he did

Enderlilies is a fantastic metroidvania all fans of the genre should try out. I 100%’d the game in 27h (estimate of around 5h of AFK time) + + + The first thing you’ll notice upon starting the game is the great tone, the music and art are incredible. The soundtrack by Mili is haunting which will go from beautiful to the most anxiety inducing sounds. The gameplay is amazing and will lead you to builds that fit your style and platforming sections that encroach on celeste quality. Defeated enemy spirits serve as your moveset leading to a very fun progression where the more bosses you defeat the more attacks and traversal abilities evolve. While the story is rather esoteric (to be expected of the tone and genre) it has enough moments that genuinely pull at the heartstrings. \ \ \ For metroidvania fans the map system actively tells you when a room has been fully cleared, this can be nice as it lets you avoid searching through areas that have nothing left for you but can also lead to exploration and a check list feeling. Although I praised the art previously, the sentiment is heavily carried by the environment and spritework. The actual animation puppetting the art can make certain enemy attacks rather hard to read and some can even look rather ugly. - - - Some of the bosses are stinkers unfortunately with large HP pools and boring movesets, but most are good. Although the interconnectivity of the map and its design are fantastic, fast travel is not. The travel points are all very spread around the world and instead of letting you select them from the map you have to scroll through the list of all 34 sites, oftentimes in an order that feels disjointed. : : : Ender Lilies is a short but perfectly paced metroidvania which I would recommend to newcomers and veterans of the genre alike. BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT